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Outdoor photograph of a whitewashed temple facade with a red-and-white striped plinth in front. Above the doorway, a signboard reads Sri Anandeshwari Mandir and the entrance is decorated with banana stalks and green leaves. Many people in white clothes gather on steps and the plinth; some wear orange or saffron garments and yellow shawls. Two people in the foreground stand with ceremonial umbrellas, one orange and one multicoloured. On the right a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds his hands together in prayer, and an older man in a white shirt and dhoti stands nearby. A printed portrait with a caption is mounted on the right wall. Strings of lights run along the walls and a small pot-like object sits on the plinth.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Outdoor photo of a white temple building with a banana-leaf and fruit-decorated entrance arch, labelled in signage as Sri Ananda temple. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees climb a white and red striped staircase toward the doorway. Two dark deity statues with orange garlands flank the steps. A large umbrella with green and yellow panels is held nearby, and a colourful rangoli floor design is in the foreground. A figure in red stands among the group. Some people carry offerings or trays.2009-12-30October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Outdoor homa ceremony in front of the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a striped red-and-white platform in the foreground. Several priests in white and saffron-orange robes sit around a fire pit with offerings on banana leaves, while a figure in orange robes and long hair sits on a carved wooden seat at the right, leading the ritual. A crowd of devotees sits on the ground and steps behind the platform, and a colourful rangoli design decorates the courtyard. Two signs are visible, one reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a Navaratri-themed poster hangs on the wall.2008-10-01June 17 20092009-06-17October 01 20082008-10-01A morning procession forms outside the white-walled Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with its signboard above the entrance and a second Kannada-language board to the right. Several devotees carry saffron and orange flags on poles, and two ornate umbrellas with fringed canopies stand among them. Many women wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls, while men wear white kurtas and orange stoles. A figure at the left wears orange and white, and a bare-headed man in white stands near the centre of the group. Palm trees and overcast skies frame the scene.2009-06-17Outdoor temple ritual in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A long-haired man in orange robes with a flower garland stands at a square white fire pit, holding a silver plate of offerings over it, while an attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a plate of flowers. A large red and yellow umbrella shelters the scene. A white-clad crowd of devotees stands on steps behind, with orange flags and a white altar draped in orange holding garlands, fruit and brass vessels. Several people in white and orange hold their hands in prayer.2008-12-23A photograph of a white temple facade with a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the entrance, decorated with banana plants and a red-and-white striped stepped platform in front. In the foreground, two figures in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera at right. A group of devotees in white, cream, pink and blue saris and kurtas stands in a line on the steps and platform, many with arms outstretched and linked. Banners on the wall show a portrait of a woman in orange and a Sarva Darshan notice. A white-clad man with arms extended stands at the right of the line, and a red canopy edge with tassels appears at top right.2010-02-12October 01 20082008-10-01December 23 20082008-12-23